Bug (2006)

William Friedkin of The Exorcist fame brings the creepy and crawly in Bug (2006), a dark tale of Agnes White (Ashley Judd), a lonely bartender haunted by a tragic past, moves into a dirty, dilapidated motel. The paranoid server becomes romantically involved with Peter (Michael Shannon), a disturbed drifter recently discharged from the military. Eventually, Peter convinces Agnes that he was administered a “bug” as a secret military medical experiment while serving in the first Gulf War, leading to the crazy couple becoming more paranoid. The gullible gal pal gets the bug, leading to a claustrophobic nightmare that will eventually crush her. After putting his bug in Ashley’s rug, Michael frantically jumps around the room, revealing multiple shots of shadowed skin. Also, towards the end of the film, while dousing himself in gasoline, we are given a darkly lit look at Michael crouched body. The constant teasing of skin will really bug you.